Vijay Mallya born 18 December 1955 is an Indian Business magnate "liquor baron" and Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament (MP). The son of industrialist Vittal Mallya, he is the Chairman of the United Breweries Group and Kingfisher Airlines, which draws its name from United Breweries Group's flagship beer brand, Kingfisher.
He also owns the Formula One team "Force India", the Indian Premier League team, Bangalore Royal Challengers, and the I-League team East Bengal FC and Mohun Bagan AC.
According to Forbes, as of March 2010, Mallya, is worth US $1 billion.He is ranked 937 in The Forbes World Billionaires Ranking (2010). He receives substantial press coverage that focuses on his lavish parties, villas, automobiles,Force India, Royal Challengers Bangalore and his yacht, the Indian Empress.
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